Methods and systems for providing communication between regulating devices and sensing devices

Abstract

Aspects of the invention are directed towards methods and systems for providing communication between remote regulating device/s and sensing device/s through a server. One or more embodiments of the invention describe receiving one or more parameters sensed by sensing devices in a given area via a first communication channel. One or more embodiments of the invention further describe transmitting the sensed parameters to a remote regulating device via a second communication channel. Furthermore, the embodiments of the invention also describe that the remote regulating device processes the sensed parameters and transmit signals to one or more actuators for controlling the one or more parameters of the given area based on a preconfigured information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a plurality of sensing devices to sense one or more parameters in a given area, the sensing devices transmitting the sensed parameters to a server via a communication channel;   the server configured to receive the sensed parameters from the sensing devices and transmit the sensed parameters to a remote regulating device; and   the remote regulating device configured to process the sensed parameters and transmit signals to one or more actuators for controlling the one or more parameters of the given area based on a preconfigured information.   
     
     
         2 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensing devices are integrated with a narrow-band internet of thing (NB-IoT) module or category M1 (CAT-M1) module for communication with the server using the communication channel. 
     
     
         3 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters are associated with the plurality of sensing devices and the one or more actuators. 
     
     
         4 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sensing devices are provisioned with the remote regulating device by defining a unique identifier and a location for each sensing device in the remote regulating device. 
     
     
         5 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sensed parameters are transmitted to the server periodically or based on an event. 
     
     
         6 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the remote regulating device is a thermostat. 
     
     
         7 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the remote regulating device receives sensed parameters from the server using the communication channel. 
     
     
         8 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the remote regulating device receives sensed parameters from the server over a Wi-Fi network. 
     
     
         9 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sensed parameters are transmitted to the remote regulating device via a NB-IoT gateway. 
     
     
         10 . The system as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the NB-IoT gateway comprises:
 an NB-IoT modem for receiving the sensed parameters from the server; and   a short-range transceiver to transmit the sensed parameters to the regulating device.   
     
     
         11 . The system as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the short range transceiver includes one of a Bluetooth transceiver, a Wi-Fi transceiver, or a ZigBee transceiver. 
     
     
         12 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters include at least one of a temperature, smoke, fire, gas, humidity, or air quality level. 
     
     
         13 . A method comprising:
 receiving one or more parameters sensed by sensing devices in a given area via a first communication channel;   transmitting the sensed parameters to a remote regulating device via a second communication channel; and   wherein the remote regulating device processes the sensed parameters and transmits signals to one or more actuators for controlling the one or more parameters of the given area based on a preconfigured information.   
     
     
         14 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the one or more parameters are associated with the plurality of sensing devices and the one or more actuators. 
     
     
         15 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the first communication channel corresponds to a narrow-band internet of thing (NB-IoT) channel or category M1 (CAT-M1) channel. 
     
     
         16 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the second communication channel corresponds to a narrow-band internet of thing (NB-IoT) channel, a category M1 channel or a Wi-Fi communication channel 
     
     
         17 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the sensed parameters are transmitted to the remote regulating device via a NB-IoT gateway. 
     
     
         18 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the sensed parameters are transmitted to a server periodically or based on an event. 
     
     
         19 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the one or more parameters include at least one of a temperature, smoke, fire, gas, humidity, or air quality level. 
     
     
         20 . A computer readable medium comprising one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions which are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to:
 receive one or more parameters sensed by sensing devices in a given area via a first communication channel; and   transmit the sensed parameters to a remote regulating device via a second communication channel;   wherein the remote regulating device processes the sensed parameters and transmits signals to one or more actuators for controlling the one or more parameters of the given area based on a preconfigured information.